nevertheless

[nev-er-thuh-les] / ˌnɛv ər ðəˈlɛs /

ADVERB

however

Synonyms

STRONGEST

still though yet

STRONG

nonetheless notwithstanding withal

WEAK

after all although but even so even though howbeit not the less regardless still and all

Usage

What are other ways to say nevertheless? Nevertheless implies a concession, something which should not be forgotten in making a summing up: We are going; nevertheless (“do not forget that”), we shall return. Still implies that in spite of a preceding concession, something must be considered as possible or even inevitable: We have to go on foot; still (“it is probable and possible that”), we'll get there. Yet implies that in spite of a preceding concession, there is still a chance for a different outcome: We are going; yet (“in spite of all, some day”), we shall return. But marks an opposition or contrast, though in a casual way: We are going, but we shall return. However indicates a less marked opposition, but displays a second consideration to be compared with the first: We are going; however (“notice this also”), we shall return.

Example Sentences

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But he says the water cannon vehicles were nevertheless loaded with it - and that this remained the case at least up until 2022, when he quit his job and left the country.

From BBC

Many investors nevertheless obsess about this early information.

From MarketWatch

The high regard that audiences held for Kim translates without much of a challenge to Carol, an entirely different character who nevertheless shares shades of Kim’s frustration with the way the world works.

From Salon

It would help if the administration’s message were more consistent, but the debate is nevertheless worthwhile.

From The Wall Street Journal

Ms. Vaill nevertheless leans into it harder than previous biographers, who have characterized their mutual affection as platonic.

From The Wall Street Journal

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